World - Better land use and insurance to mitigate natural disasters
Published on: Thursday 28 April 2022
The costs of natural disasters have risen dramatically over the last decades. Besides the escalating climate crisis, this rise in costs is largely explained by urbanisation in exposed, often flood-prone, areas. This column examines how land-use and insurance policies can limit urbanisation and explains how insurance policies shape real estate prices.
News source: https://www.coastalnewstoday.com/post/usa-better-land-use-and-insurance-to-mitigate-natural-disasters
